Physical Science Exercise 5

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Electric current which is normally produced by generator, where electrically charged particles repeatedly reverse direction, vibrating about relatively fixed positions, is called:
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Alternating current
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The unit of electric current is called:
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ampere
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Any material having free charged particles that easily flow through it when an electric force acts on it are called:
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conductor
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The flow of electrons through a circuit is called:
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current
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Electric current normally produced by chemical reaction (battery), where electrically charged particles are flowing in one direction is called;
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direct current
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The property of a material that resists the the flow of charged particles through it; measured in ohms, is called:
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Electric resistance
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Any material without free charged particles and through which current does not easily flow is called:
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insulator
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A unit of electrical resistance is called:
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ohms
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An atom or molecule which has lost an electron is called:
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positive ion
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An electric circuit in which electrical devices are connected in series for the flow of current is called:
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Series circuit
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Any material with zero electrical resistance, wherein electrons flow without losing energy and without generating heat is called:
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Super conductor
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Which force binds atoms together to form molecules?
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electrical
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In an electrically neutral atom, the number of protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of:
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electrons that surround the nucleus
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A positive ion has more:
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protons than electrons
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Strip electrons from an atom and the atom becomes a:
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positive ion
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A conductor differs from an insulator in that a conductor:
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has loosely attached outer electrons
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A main difference between gravitational and electrical force is that electrical force:
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attracts or repels
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The electrical force between charges is strongest when the charges are:
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close together
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An electron and proton:
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attract each other
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An ampere is a unit of electrical:
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current
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Alternating current is normally produced by:
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generator
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Stretch a copper wire so that it is thinner,and the resistance between its ends:
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increases
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The current through a 10 ohms resistor connected to a 120-V power supply is:
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12A
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The electric power of a lamp that carries 2A and 120V is:
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240W
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a 100-W lamp glows brighter than a 25-W lamp. Comparing the two lamps, the electrical resistance of the 100-W lamp must be:
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less
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A 60-W bulb is connected to a 120-V plug. What is the current in the light bulb?
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.5A
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The power dissipated in a 4 ohms resistor carrying 3A is:
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36W
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Compared to the filament thickness of a 60-W light bulb, the filament thickness of 100-W light bulb is:
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thicker
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A power line with a resistance of 2 ohms has a current of 80 A in it. The power dissipated in the line is:
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12,800W
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What is the resistance of a 120-W incandescent lamp connected to a 120-V power supply?
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120 ohms
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A magnet whose field is produced by an electric current is called:
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electromagnet
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A device that converts electric energy to mechanical energy is called:
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electric motor
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The induction of voltage when a magnetic field changes with time is called;
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electromagnetic induction
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A device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy is called:
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electric generator
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Clustered regions of aligned magnetic atoms are called:
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magnetic domain
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The region of magnetic influence around either a magnetic pole or a moving charged particle is called:
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magnetic field
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Like kinds of magnetic poles repel, while unlike kinds of magnetic poles:
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attract
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Magnetism is due to the motion of electrons as they:
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both of these
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Moving electric charges will interact with:
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both of these
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The intensity of cosmic rays bombarding the Earth's surface is largest at the:
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poles
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Which pole of a compass needle points to a south pole of a magnet?
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north pole
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Electric motor and electric generator are:
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very similiar devices
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Voltage can be induced in a wire by:
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All of these
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The magnetic field strength inside a current-carrying coil will be greater if the coil encloses a:
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iron rod
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Metal detectors, like the ones used at airports, are activated by:
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Electro magnetic induction
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Voltage produced by a generator alternates because:
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the changing magnetic field that produces it alternates
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Power is transmitted at higher voltages because the corresponding current in the wire is:
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Low so that the overheating of the wire is minimized
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A device that transforms electrical energy to mechanical energy is a:
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motor
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A transformer actually transforms:
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voltage
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A certain transformer doubles input voltage. If the primary coil has 10A of current, then the current in the secondary coil is:
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5A
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An ampere is a unit of electrical resistance.
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False
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Alternating current is normally produced by a generator.
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True
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An electron and proton attract each other.
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True
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S tretching a copper wire and making it thinner decreases its resistance.
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False
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In a series circuit, a break anywhere in the line stops the flow of charge in all devices in the series.
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True
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A negative ion has more electrons than protons
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True
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In a given voltage and current, decreasing the resistance in the circuit increases the current.
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True
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A positive ion has more electrons than protons.
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False
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A negative ion is an atom or molecule which has gained one or more extra electrons.
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true
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In electric motor, the input is mechanical energy and the output is electric energy.
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False
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In electric generator, the input is mechanical energy and the output is electric energy.
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True
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In a step-up transformer, the voltage in the primary coil is higher than in the secondary coil.
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False
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North magnetic pole never exists without the presence of south pole and vice versa.
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True
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Electromagnets are electrically induced or strengthened magnets.
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True
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The spin and revolution of electrons are sources of magnetism.
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True
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A magnetic field is created by by the motion of electric charge.
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True
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A moving charged particle produces a magnetic field.
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True
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An ampere is a unit of electric resistance.
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False
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The Earth's magnetic field is strong enough to deflect even cosmic rays coming from the outer space.
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True
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The rule of attraction between opposite magnetic poles is similar to that of electric charge.
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True
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All magnets have a north pole, but may or may not have a south pole.
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False
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Magnetic forces attract and repel without touching
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True
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A pair of electrons in an atom, spinning in the same direction, cancel-out magnetism
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False
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When a magnet is broken into two, each part will have its north and south poles.
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True
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A pair of electrons in atoms, spinning in opposite direction strengthen magnetism.
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False